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C. S. FRANKLIN.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPH -TRANSM\TTER.

APPLICATIGN FILED FEB. 26. 1919.

Patented May 27, 1919.

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Patented May 27, 1919.

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To all 'whom it may concern.'

V Be it known that I, Ciiaauzs FRANKLIN, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Marconi House, Strand,

London, England, have in vented new and useful Improvements in Wireless-Telegraph Transmitters, of which the following 1s a specification. U

T 's invention relates to wireless telegraph transmittersof the coupled circuit type, and is particularly applicable to transmitters designed to emit very short waves.

In the well known Marconi type of coupled circuit transmitters the primary circuit comprises three elements, (1) a condenser, (2) 'an inductance,and (3) a spa-rk gap. The energy which'can supplied per discharge to such a primary circuit depends upon the capacity of the condenser and the potential to lwhich it can be charged, and therefore to obtain the maximum energy capacity the condenser should be of the greatest capacity possible. Y n

The decrement of the circuit is proportional to the ratio ofthe high frequency resistance tothe inductance. The losses due to the high frequency resistance are (a) losses at the spark gap, (b) losses in the condenser, and (c) losses inthe conductors, a large portion of which 1s caused by eddy currents due to 'unequaldistribution of the magnetic flux in the conductors. Practically theselosses cannot be entirely prevented, but they can be greatly reduced by en iploying special forms of spark gap, air condensers, and a large amount of stranded copper in the conductors.

In order to make the decrement` of the circuit sufliciently/ small it is essential that the inductance be not too much reduced, and this necessitates that for any particular frequency the condenser shall have more `than a certain capacity. For the frequen-,

cies usually employed in wireless telegraphy, namely, from about 1,000,000 down to 20,000, it is not difficult to arrange the elements ofthe primary circuit so as to in- SAMUEL Vof which the othersymmetrically about a common axis.

The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawing Figure 1 of which is a i longitudinal section through the common axis while Figs. 2 and 3 are similar views of modified forms.

. In Fig. 1, A is a metal cylinder, one end `is closed lby a metal disk B, while end is closed by a metal ring C and a co-axial cylinder D mounted between insulating blocks E. The ring C can be slid within the cylinder'A for tuningpurposes. The cylinder D is filled with gas under pressure. F, G, are the s ark electrodes, F being carried on a rod secured to the center of the disk B, and G being carried by a third cylinder I. K, K, are choking coils through which the condenser formed of the cylinders D, I, is charged such a case should be extended in both directions to the correct length.

The cylinder A may if desired be formed of a number of parallel rods or strips upon a cylindrical surface.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2 there are two'cylinders D, D, insulated from each other by blocks E, tWo rings C, C, and two cylinders I, I. The oscillating circuit here comprises vthe two condensers formed of the cylinders I, D, the spark gap, the rings C, C, and the cylinder'A.

In Fig. 3, which shows the simplest construction and that most suitable for very short waves, there are a cylinder D, and

. two cylinders I, in each of which there is a disk M supporting a rod H carrying an electrode, the three cylinders being of course mounted ona common axis while the cylinder D, acts not only as one plate of the condenser, but also as the antenna.

It will be understood that in the arrangements of all three figures the oscillatory c1rv cuit does' not include any portion of they choke coils. The high frequency circuit can be traced in each of the three arrangements a as follows:

In Fig. l, it runs from the spark terminal F through the rod H to the disk'B, through the couplingv cylinder A, to the disk C, to the cylinder D, ,by condenser action tothe V cylinder I, to the spark terminal G.

In Fig. 2, it runs from-the kspark terminal F, to cylinder I, by condenser action to cylinder D, to the disk C, to the coupling cylinder A, to the second disk C, to the second cylinder D, by condenser action to the sec-V ond cylinder I, to the spark terminal G.

In F ig. 3, it runs from the spark terminal F through the rod I-I to the right disk M, to

the right hand cylinder I, by condenser action to the couplingA cylinder D, by condenser action rom cylinder D to left. hand cylinder I, to the disk M and through the left hand rod H tothe spark terminal G.

It will be seen that the high frequency oscillations do not pass through any coils at all, the only inductance in the high frequency circuits being that of straight rods and cylinders, and it Will be seen that all the parts enumerated are all coaxial With the f spark gap. It will be understood, however, that, at the very high frequencies une`r consideration, the inductive effect of a straight rod orcylinder becomes material. u

Particularly good results have been obtained by this invention which is found to possess the following great advantages for .very high frequency circuits v l. The current distribution in the circuit is symmetrical and consequently there is no tendency to eddy currents, and losses due to this cause are eliminated. This has the great advantage that line stranding is not required. l

2. The construction is very simple and compact and the inductance can be made al minimum and the capacity a maximum.

3. Although any suitable dielectric may be employed for the condenser and spark .ductance arranged symmetrically about the common axis of the cylinders, and a spark gap on that axis.

3; In a Wireless telegraph transmitter, the combination of two coaxial cylindersl constituting the plates of a condenser, an i11- ductance and an antenna bth arranged sym metrically about thel common axis of the cylinders, and a spark gap on that axis.

4. In aA Wireless telegraph transmitter, the combination 4of two coaxial cylinders constituting lthe plates of a condenser, an inductance arranged symmetrically about the common axis of the cylinders, terminalsI of a spark gap on that axis and choking coils 4ses connected to the terminals and arranged on thataxis.

l5. In a: Wireless telegraph'traglsmitter, the combination kof two coaxial cylinders constituting the plates of a condenser, an inductance and an antenna both arranged sym-7 metrically about the common axis of the cylinders, terminals. of a spark gap on that axis and choking coils connected to the terminals and 'arranged on that axis. v

6. A Wireless telegraph transmitter comprising three elements, a condenser, a variable inductance and spark gap, each of j which is arranged .symmetrically upon a common axis. f

CHARLES SAMUEL FRANKLIN.'

Witnessesz Y GEORGE J. LEns'rY, LEON DE Sousa. 

